Jon Joseph

Congress stepping in to help CFB and college athletics will likely require a collective bargaining agreement. Athletes are being paid directly by their school, but are not employees? 🤓 Could collective bargaining be the answer for college sports? Some ADs are ready to say the quiet part out loud SPORTS.YAHOO.COM College sports is in need of a collective-bargaining solution — to avoid future litigation, create a more stable environment and because the House settlement doesn’t go far enough, according...

Phil Steele's B1G 2025 Preseason Rankings - Phil Steele predicts order of finish for Big Ten Football in 2025 - On3 WWW.ON3.COM .

The One Beaver Deserving a Shout Out! Bryson Beaver explains Oregon commitment, new 'Platypus' nickname WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM The Platypus? Oregon QB commit receives interesting nickname

Rece, Lou, and Mark. Best postgame show ever.👍👌😍 No Gophers on the list. Be aware and beware of this Friday night trap game, the Friday after playing the previous Saturday in Iowa City, and with the Gophers coming off of a bye.🤔

A couple of B1G road tests in Penn State and Iowa, but OBD is odds on the return to the Playoffs. Oregon football: Will Ducks return to College Football Playoff in 2025? SATURDAYTRADITION.COM Oregon has a great shot to return to the College Football Playoff but faces some roster turnover and key roadtrips this fall.

College Football News 2025 Preseason Review of OBD - 🦆 https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/oregon-football-preview-2025-ducks-season-prediction-win-total-projection-top-players DEFENSE! https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/oregon-defense-preview-2025-ducks-among-college-football-best OFFENSE! https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/oregon-offense-preview-2025-reload-mode-ducks-will-be-fine I think the predicted record at 10-2 is a pretty good call and would see OBD back in the playoffs. 😍

As David Marsh noted, not likely in 2025 unless SC is contending for a spot in the B1G champ game. 2026 sees Michigan and Nebraska in Autzen. Nebraska fans travel. Either visitor could break the record. Conference game dates are not set. 2027 sees both Penn State and Ohio State in Autzen. Conference game dates are not set. Ohio State or Penn State could break the record, which could then be broken in the same season by the other visitor. Iowa will also visit in 2027. Only six home games in 2027, but the season ticket sales record and the secondary market ticket price record could both be broken.

The Civil Suit against Retzlaff has been dropped. But the 7-game Honor Code violation still stands as he admitted to having consensual sex outside of marriage. How did QB Jim McMahon get out of Provo without a suspension? 😇 Jake Retzlaff sexual assault case dropped: What's next for BYU star QB still facing honor code violation? - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Could Retzlaff become a late addition to the transfer market?

HMMMMMMMMM? BYU's former QB, Jake Retzlaff, has denied all claims of misconduct alleged against him in civil court. Nevertheless, under the BYU Honor Code, Retzleff was to be suspended for seven games in 2025, before the matter comes to trial. There is no portal to enter before December 2025, but I expect BYU will grant him a release, and he will then transfer and enroll at another school. Heading into summer practice, there are schools with questions at QB. I don't think Jake will have a problem finding a new place to play. BYU was ranked 15th in The Sporting News composite top 25 and is one of the favorites to win the B12. Anyone who bet the Over 8.5 wins at +125 should consider an equal wager on the Under to balance the bet. BYU was on a roll recruiting and otherwise. This slows all of the Cougars' momentum. There is no one on the roster with the talent of Retzlaff.

Thank you! The linked article opened halfway through, and I didn't scroll up. DUH!

College football (CFB) fans are pumped up for a slate of huge Week 1 out-of-conference (OOC) games: Texas at Ohio State, goosed by Lee Corso's last Hat Dance; LSU at Clemson in a battle of Death Valleys; Notre Dame at Miami in the latest Tampering Convicts versus Catholics battle; and last season's 4-loss Low Tide Alabama at the Who Scalped Chief Osceola, Florida State. But CFB fans should not overlook other Power 4 vs. Power 4 OOC games early in the 2025 season that will influence how fans and the CFB Playoff Committee view the season. WEEK 1 - B1G Nebraska vs. B12 Cincinnati in Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City Will the Cornhuskers Ruhle, or at least have an impact on the B1G standings, in Matt Ruhle's third season? B1G UCLA vs. B12 Utah - The Bruins battled for Coach Foster in 2024 and finished on a high note. Kyle Whittington's Utah crumbled. Will a QB by way of Long Beach and Knoxville, TN, get UCLA to a bowl game? Will a new QB, Devon Dampier and his OC coming to Salt Lake City from New Mexico have the Utes contending for a B12 title in 2025? ACC Georgia Tech at B12 Colorado / SEC Auburn at B12 Baylor / B12 TCU at ACC UNC - Will the Tar Heels play like Michael Jordan, or like Jordon Hudson? 😁 A 'Double Header' in Atlanta with no baseball Braves players on the field? August 30th - SEC Tennessee vs. ACC Syracuse August 31st - SEC South Carolina vs. ACC VA Tech. WEEK 2 - Headliner - B1G Michigan at SEC Oklahoma - This meeting of Dark Blue Blue Bloods is a homecoming for Michigan coach Sherrone Moore. Oklahoma joins Utah in bringing in a new QB, John Mateer, and his OC from Washington State. Will the Sooners improve, or Coug It? 😽 Michigan allowed for Moore's return to Norman by having Moore begin his two-game 'sign stealing' suspension in Week 3. Stay tuned for the NCAA penalties. B1G Illinois at ACC Duke - This is a B1G test for a touted Illini team. Duke played well for Manny Diaz last season and signed one of the most sought-after transfer portal QBs, Darian Mensah, from Tulane. Will Mensah turn out to be a QB mensch? 🤔 Yes, Bret Bielema and Illinois had a 10-win season in 2024, but five of those wins were by one score. Yes, Illinois returns 16 starters from last season, and Duke only 58% of its starters from last season, but at 13-6 at home in the last three seasons, the Blue Devils 🥶 are no longer a certain win. During WWII, the Rose Bowl was once played at Duke Stadium, today's Wallace Wade Stadium. B1G Iowa at B12 Iowa State - The Cy-Hawk battle returns to Ames after Iowa State's comeback win last season in Iowa City. Iowa State is ranked 20th in The Sporting News top 25 preseason composite rankings. Iowa is not ranked. Win this game, and future Oregon opponent Iowa will be ranked. B1G Michigan State vs. ACC Boston College - Has QB Aiden Chiles improved? Has John Smith improved the Spartan roster? Will State avenge last season's 23-19 loss to BC? B1G Oregon 🦆 vs. B12 Oklahoma State 🤠 - 2024 was a Cowboys rodeo that coach Mike Gundy would sooner (😁) forget. OK State was one of the 2024 favorites to win the B12 and went an imperfect 0-9 in conference. The Cowboys brought in 31 transfers. Yes, OBD only returns five starting players from 2024, but Oregon has a talented Blue Chip Roster, and OK State, like every other B12 team, does not. OBD will be a heavy favorite. Other Week 2 OOC games of interest: B12 Baylor at ACC SMU / B12 Kansas at SEC Missouri / B12 ASU at SEC Mississippi State / SEC Vanderbilt at ACC VA Tech / ACC Stanford at B12 BYU. WEEK 3 - Week 3 features two premier OOC games - B1G Wisconsin at SEC Alabama is one of the games that make the Badgers 2025 schedule one of the toughest in the nation. This will be the third and final 2025 B1G vs. SEC clash. SEC Texas A&M at Independent Notre Dame. The Golden Domers 2024 schedule ratchets up in 2025 with Miami replacing Miami of Ohio, A&M replacing Northern Illinois (🤪), and Arkansas replacing Army. Further down the OOC road will see USC at Notre Dame in what could be the last game in a long series. Week 1 -1st things 1st - Bob Them Cats!

NIL Go is the first lawsuit away from being neutered. Player and Agent attorneys are waiting in the wings to file suit, the first time seven Deloitte accountants determine a deal to be above market value. NIL Go does provide for an appeal, but I think a judge will find delay in payment to be a loss in payment, and that any effort to control the NIL market will be found to be a restraint on trade that violates antitrust law in a given state, or in the federal district where a federal judge makes such a ruling. Then, there are states, like Tennessee, that have passed a law not allowing the enforcement of the House settlement within state borders. Without Congressional relief from litigation, the NCAA will lose, and plaintiffs' attorneys will win in court. Also, the idea that players receiving 'revenue sharing' payments are not employees is doomed. Once again, the NCAA comes with form over substance arguments that will not hold up.

Reporters covering the B1G most often refer to The Detroit Free Press Big Ten Poll, which comes out in late August, and is a Big Ten coaches/AD/Sports Information Directors' poll in disguise.

HMMMMMM? Matching UW QB Michael Penix, Jr., UW QB Demond Williams, Jr. has won the Manning Passing Academy Championship. I think you'll recognize the names of a few of his competitors. Penn State Drew Allar Clemson Cade Klubnik ASU Sam Leavitt Oklahoma John Mateer South Carolina LaNorris Sellers Georgia Gunner Stockton Alabama Ty Simpson LSU Garrett Nussmeier Louisville Miller Moss SMU Keith Jennings (I guess Archie wasn't worthy of an invite? 🙃) Don't Shoot the Messenger! The article was written by an Oregon grad. Washington's Demond Williams Jr. wins Manning Passing Academy competition WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Young Washington Huskies QB matches Michael Penix Jr. at Manning camp

Players' Agents and Attorneys: Contract Language Attempting to Protect the Schools Making the Payments Goes Too Far. 🤪 Just because they're being paid, doesn't mean they should give up any of their rights, right? 🤑 'This' will end badly for the schools making the 'revenue sharing' payments. 🤮 'That's not normal': Florida State's rev-share contracts are raising eyebrows, agents and industry experts say - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM Florida State hasn't finalized revenue-sharing contracts for all players yet, and while some top transfers received upfront payments before July 1, others are still waiting—many relying on...

The NCAA, to protect 'amateurism' racked up over half a billion dollars in legal fees. After the House settlement, the NCAA is over $1 billion in the red and, based on a projected balance sheet calculation, the NCAA is functionally insolvent. With the House damages hanging over its head, the NCAA was functionally insolvent before the settlement, and along with the Power 5 conference defendants, could and should have filed for bankruptcy. More legal fees are coming to defend the settlement, starting with Title IX litigation. (To reiterate, the Title IX appeal is not holding up 'revenue-sharing' direct payments to athletes.) How's this for irony? The NCAA president who came up with 'student-athlete', Walter Byers, did not have a college degree. 🧑‍🎓 Oregon Duck News: NCAA's Colossal Blunder, Evans gains draft grade, Top B1G o-lines AUTZENZOO.COM A daily rundown of stories, highlights and links in Oregon sports Why is this man smiling? The House settlement saved his job. A bankruptcy filing would have separated the 1,000-plus NCAA members' wheat from the chaff and could have included relief from litigation.

How about a B1G Pay Pal? Big Ten and PayPal announce partnership for direct revenue share payments BUCKEYESWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Big Ten and PayPal announced a partnership to provide direct revenue share payments to athletes this week.

The 2027 schedule is brutal. Looking ahead, it will likely be in the most difficult top 10. Six home games will not help the cause. A road game at Baylor is piling on to Michigan in Ann Arbor, along with Nebraska and UW on the road, and Ohio State, Penn State, and Iowa in Autzen. If Rob is going to cancel, in fairness to Baylor, it needs to happen soon so both schools can book another game. Replacing the game with a cash payment to Portland State for another home game would be fine with me. An OBD win against a B12 team will not move the PO needle, but a loss will not go unnoticed. Oregon does not need P4 Baylor to goose the 2027 schedule.

Other than this, Ed, How's Your Day Going? 😁 Louisiana Supreme Court awards Ed Orgeron's ex-wife $8 million in dispute over former LSU coach's buyout SPORTS.YAHOO.COM Ed and Kelly Orgeron were married when Ed signed a lucrative contract extension with the school after the 2019 national title.

OBD's Jett Climbs to ESPN's 5-Star Pinnacle. Oregon Ducks commit, Kobe Bryant's nephew becomes ESPN 5-star recruit WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM ESPN labels Kobe Bryant's nephew as a 5-star recruit

'Everything Changed' because Greg Sankey Threw a B1G Sucker Punch Why the Big Ten, SEC alliance turned sour -- and what it means for future College Football Playoff format - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM The Big Ten and SEC were on the same page this spring, but that all changed in June Greg did not receive Perfect Consciousness before the SEC spring meetings, right? Didn't know the SEC coaches wanted to stay with eight conference games. Didn't know the coaches did not want to play a B1G team every season. Didn't know a pamphlet would be sitting there using the ESecPN FPI to justify staying at eight games. This is a B1G pile of disingenuous, deceitful, male, bovine excrement! 💩

DUH! LA Coliseum not ranked in 25 toughest stadiums to play in EA Sports College Football 26 TROJANSWIRE.USATODAY.COM EA Sports recently released its list of the 25 toughest stadiums to play at in College Football 26. The LA Coliseum did not make the list

Get Your Popcorn Ready for Week 5! Like Odysseus, our Forum Friends will have to overcome the Sirens, and also a White Out. Below is a good look at a Nits White Out. Open the article to have a better view of a close to all-white-attired stadium. Penn State falls shy of No. 1 in NCAA's 'Toughest Places' (and here’s who beat it) VICTORYBELLRINGS.COM Beaver Stadium, the home of the Penn State Nittany Lions, is ranked as the top venue in the Big Ten Conference, but not in the country.

For this game against a rested Gopher team, Dan and the team cannot come in with a 'Don't Think Twice, It's All Right' attitude, or Oregon's playoff hopes could be 'Blowin' In the Wind,' and sinking 'Like a Rolling Stone.' 😩 A loss would send Ducks' fans home with the 'Subterranean Homesick Blues', and believing that 'It's All Over Now, Baby Duck.' 🤬 I'm sorry, Bob, but I wanted to recognize you and your Alma Mammy. I wonder if Bob ever attended a game without first paying a visit to 'Mister Tambourine Man' 😁and stuck around 'Maggie's Farm' long enough to score a degree? If he didn't depart Minneapolis with a sheepskin, he joins Bill Gates as a fairly successful college dropout. 🧑‍🎓 Playing the week before at Iowa, where soon-to-be the B1G coach with the most wins, Kirk Ferentz, has gone 107-57, 65%, at home in Kinnick Stadium since 1999, followed by a Friday night kickoff aganst a team coming off a bye, is the 2025 version of 2024's eight consecutive B1G games without a nap. Easier, but still questionable. 🧐 Looking at Minnesota's schedule, the Golden Gophers, if they can get by Cal in Berkeley Week 3, have a chance to enter Autzen 7-2, and fired up to hand OBD a huge upset. Along with Bob Dylan, I'd like to again thank my gifted Editor, who edits like Bob composes songs. Beat the Skis off of the Second Rodent on the Schedule, and 'Don't Look Back, It's All Right!'

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